DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 67.8 - - 71.3 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 92 - - -3 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 318 - - 1259 - - 1611 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 921 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1207 - - 2148 - - 2500 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 198 - - 1724 - - 3391 - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 206 - - 89 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 190 - - 199 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1493 - - -1870 - - -3152 - - -2207 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2700 - - 4018 - - 5652 - - 3144 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5218 - - -4437 - - -5354 - - -6275 ODpotential blCL - - - 6425 - - 6585 - - 7854 - - 7212 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 84 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 67.8 - - 71.3 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.1 - - 53.6 - - 50.0 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 67.4 - - 71.7 - - 65.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 52.6 - - 49.2 - - 51.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 92 - - -3 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 318 - - 1259 - - 1611 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 35 - - 78 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96593 34 243 46 257 45 264 47 270 96593 89473 17 254 27 262 34 255 38 257 89473 83992 15 266 16 252 23 250 29 258 83992 79437 17 271 13 253 19 254 21 266 79437 75485 20 259 16 271 17 258 14 264 75485 71974 17 254 17 278 12 254 13 261 71974 68797 15 260 16 264 15 261 16 267 68797 65870 17 258 17 250 19 262 19 269 65870 63144 20 248 22 245 23 253 26 265 63144 60495 22 243 26 244 25 251 30 250 60495 57719 25 249 30 245 29 251 35 246 57719 54819 29 239 35 241 35 245 38 249 54819 52042 34 238 38 241 41 249 42 255 52042 49561 41 242 43 243 44 251 46 256 49561 47362 47 242 39 245 45 247 46 259 47362 45387 46 236 36 253 42 247 43 267 45387 43597 36 240 41 253 38 255 41 277 43597 41954 35 252 39 246 37 263 41 280 41954 40430 33 250 33 246 32 266 40 274 40430 39000 23 246 27 255 27 268 39 269 39000 37649 18 253 25 258 26 270 37 267 37649 36336 16 261 22 257 26 270 35 267 36336 34998 18 262 18 256 23 263 34 269 34998 33606 19 260 18 253 21 254 31 270 33606 32166 20 261 22 247 21 249 27 267 32166 30662 23 264 26 248 22 248 24 264 30662 29082 27 260 29 249 27 248 22 255 29082 27426 28 257 32 254 27 248 22 246 27426 25695 29 255 34 257 27 249 24 234 25695 23887 28 254 32 260 28 245 25 233 23887 21999 26 258 28 259 26 242 25 233 21999 20024 22 264 22 254 24 238 27 227 20024 17960 19 274 20 253 24 235 29 229 17960 15850 15 269 18 243 22 221 29 234 15850 13818 13 267 18 233 21 215 25 239 13818 11973 12 262 21 241 20 243 21 246 11973 10336 11 251 20 249 27 259 23 242 10336 8884 14 257 19 255 26 252 27 241 8884 7591 17 250 19 252 22 232 27 238 7591 6442 21 229 18 247 20 223 25 232 6442 5424 20 220 18 232 23 219 25 220 5424 4529 16 214 21 217 24 212 25 209 4529 3737 16 208 22 208 23 207 24 204 3737 3028 14 205 22 201 22*204 24 203 3028 2401 13 207 21*198 20*202 23 203 2401 1878 15 207 16*192 18 200 21 201 1878 1476 15*204 15 190 16 198 20 197 1476 1199 13*201 13 190 14 197 17 190 1199 1032 10 198 12 189 12 196 14*186 1032 937 7 198 10 189 9 195 6*176 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography